General | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
---|---|---|---|
Version |
5.2.9a
|
4.1.5
|
1.4.5
|
Release Date |
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
|
2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
|
22/03/2011
|
Last Update here |
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
|
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
|
2011-05-05 (13 years ago)
|
Author |
Phorum Dev Team
|
vBulletin Solutions
|
FluxBB development team
|
URL | |||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
License |
The Phorum License (BSD)
|
commercial / visible source
|
GPL v2
|
License cost |
0
|
$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
0
|
Main View | |||
Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
Other Storage | |||
Source Code Repo | |||
Issue Tracker | |||
Posts | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
BBCode |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Emoticons |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
No
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||
Forums | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
multiple levels
|
unlimited
|
No
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
CAPTCHA |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Suspension |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Aksimet Plugin
|
Akismet
|
|
Notification | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
0
|
||
Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Community | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Avatars |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Moderation | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Search | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Customization | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
CSS only
|
Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Statistics |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Polls |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Friendly URLs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Data Management | Phorum | vBulletin | FluxBB |
Available Importers | |||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Export Formats |
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
||
Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Optional
|
Yes
|
No
|
remove Phorum | remove vBulletin | remove FluxBB |